Advertising machine



oct.v 21 1924. 1,512,073 I T. R. Wlwl ADVERTISING MACHINE.

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Patented Get. 21, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS It. VVIJVI7 OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ASSIGNOR 0E' FORTY-FIVE PER CENT TO WILLIAM H. DEAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ADVERTISING IJIACHINE.

Application filed July 19, 1922. Serial No. 576,052.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS R. "iVrwLy a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Advertising Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full7 clear7 and exact description of the same7 reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speciication This invention relates to an improved type of an advertising machine similar to that covered in my Patent No. 1,466,327. for an advertising device,` dated August 28, 1923. The machine of this invention is adapted for use in window displays and embraces traveling sign tapes, one of which is illuminated and travels across an advertising space, while the other tape moves without being illuminated in an opposite direction to be rewound ready to be displayed after the first display tape has run its full length and is automatically reversed by the action of a contact mechanism which causes the first tape to be rewound ready for reuse.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved illuminating device having traveling signs adapted to be repeatedly run across display openings in a sign casing and reversed by means of an automatically acting reel switch mechanism.

It is also an object of the invention to provide an advertising device wherein motor driven reels are adapted to be automatically reversed at predetermined intervals by the action of contact members contacting the reels to close electric circuits at predetermined times to cause advertising ribbons to be advanced across casing openings in front of illuminatingmeans to display words or symbols on said ribbons.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an advertising device having a nonconducting advertising ribbon adapted to hold a contact member out of engagement with the hub of a spool until said ribbon is completely wound from one spool as it is wound upon another by means of a motor adapted ro be reversed automatically when the contact member associated with one spool is permitted to contact the spool hub to close an electric circuit whereby a reversing switch is thrown when the end of the advertising ribbon is reached.

VAnother object of the invention is to provide an advertising device for display windows and the like, said device having a ribbon with words thereon adapted to be illuminated as the ribbon is pulled across a casing opening, said ribbon further adapted to hold an electric contact member out of contact with the spool until the end of the ribbon is reached when the contact member is permitted to close a circuit to cause throwing of a switch whereby a motor is reversed to cause the ribbon to be moved in a reverse direction.

It is furthermore an object of the invention to provide an advertising device with advertising ribbons adapted to be simultaneously moved in opposite directions and controlled by a motor reversing switch mechanism adapted to be operated at predetermined times by a governing device permitted to act when the ends of the ribbons are reached.

Another object of the invention is to provide an advertising device wherein the ribbon carrying spools are adapted to be shifted into and out of engagement with driving clutches at predetermined times depending upon the vlength of the ribbons which govern the operation of a motor reversing mechanism.

It is an important object of this invention to provide a simple and effective advertising machine adapted for window display advertising and embracing automatic operating mechanisms adapted to automatically reverse a driving motor and cause shifting yof the ribbon carrying spools into yand out of driving engagement with clutch mechanisms when the ends of the advertising ribbons are reached.

Otherl and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the drawings and specification.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated on the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the advertising machine embodying the principles of this invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1 with parts in elevation.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the advertising machine.

Figure 4L is a view taken on line 1 1 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line 5 5 of Figure 3 with parts in elevation.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail section of the motor reversing switch taken on line 7 7 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail section taken on line 8 8 of Figure 4 with parts in elevation and with parts broken away.

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail view taken `on line 9 9 of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is an enlarged detail section taken on line 1 0-10 of Figure 8.

F igure 11 is a wiring diagram of the device.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral vl 'indicates a mechanism casingy or housing hai/'ing rigidly secured across the front thereof a display lio-X 2 having long narrow openings 3 and e in the frontwall thereof one above the other. The 'boX 2 is long and projects beyond the sides of the casing 1 as illustrated in Fig'- ures 1 and 3.' The box 2 is divided by a horizontal partition 5 and by vertical partitions or walls 6 and T. The partition 5 divides the interior of the box 2 into an upper chamber 8 and a klower chamber 9. Mounted upon the front surface. of the wall 6 is a plurality of electric light sockets .10 having electrielight bulbs 11 engaged therein. A plurality of electric light sockets 12 and bulbs 13 is also mounted upon the wal 7 in the lower chamber 9. lilo-t.4 tab-ly inoui ted in each of the four corners .Y the. upper box chamber 6A on a rod or spindle 14, is a vertical roller 15. The rods .tf1 preil t downwardly int-o the lower bei; chamb4 9 and have rollers 16 rotatably engaged thereon. Y

Mountedwithin the casing 1 is a mechanism supporting frz-une comprising a bottom plate 17 and a top plate 18 connected to one another by Vchannel uprights 19. y Supportedi bet-Ween the uprights 19 is a conipound wound motor 20;- Secured on the mot-'or shaft 21 is a worm 22 vwhich meshes with a pair of large worm wheels 23 and 24 having a plurality of radial recesses therein for holding coiled springs: 29. rl`he coiled springs 29 press out fafdly againsta split friction ring 30 positioned within a clutch housing Each clutch housing 31 has a plurality of radial grooves B2 in the top surface thereof. fr similarly groove-d clutch housing shafts 25 and 26 below the worm wheels and 2li, and encloses a split friction ring 30 and a core member 26 similar to the construction illustrated in Figure 10. Rotatable upper spools or reels Be and 35 are respectively mounted on the shafts 25 anc 26 above the clutch heus' is 31 and are slidable longitudinally withV respect to said shafts. The shank of each reel-is slit at as illustrated in Figure 5 to permit one end of a film or ribbon of silk or other suitable material to loe connectedwith the reel. The bottom plate 37 Aof each of the upper reels 65 has struck downwardly therefrom resilient lugs or lingers lf3 adapted to coact with the grooved clutch housings 31 to permit rotation of the reels on the shafts 25 and 26 in one direction only. An inclined flange 38 is integrally formed on thebottom plates 37 of each of the upper reels Bil and A pair of lower spools or reels l0 and i1 are slidably and rotatably engaged on thc respective rshafts 25 and 26 between the worin wheels 23 and 24 and the lower clutch housings B3. The lower disk. or plate 42 of cach of the lower reels el() and 41 is provided with a plurality of downwardly struck lugs or Vlingers 4:3 and with an inclined flange 111i.

Pivotally mounted upon each of the frame uprights 19 are upper and lower arms t5 each provided with a friction toot-h or lug 46. Each arm 45 is engaged by a spring l? which acts to holdfthe friction lun' a6 of said arm: downwardly into frictional eu- ,ment with 'the inner surface of the spective incline-fil` flanges 5:38 or -lfl of the upper and lower reels to afford brake load to keep the ribbons taut. v

Supported y the frame plates 1l' and 1S between and a. little to-"the' .front of 'the shafts 25 and 26 is a rod or shaft 46. blecured near the lower end of theshaft #5% is a crank or arm 19, the `outer end of which is tapered. The arm. 9 projectsbetween a pair of spring' arms 50 supported in a llshaped bracket 51 fixed on the lower iframe plate 17, The crank arm L19 is positioned to coa-ot'with control disk fixed on the sha-ft 26 above the frame plate 17v illustrated in Figure 8. The control disk 52 is provided with a plurality of peripheral vshaped notches 5i, spaced ninety degrees apart. Fixed on thefsl'iaft 48 at the level of the flanges lil of the lower reels 40 and Ll1 is an arm 54 having a cross member at the outer endv The. ends of the .cross member 55 are beveled to permit the same is also secured on each of the' to be alterna'te'y projected under the inclined [langes 44 of the lower reels 40 and 41 to raise rthe saine out of engagement with the driving clutches 33. falso fixed on the shaft 48 at the level of the incli- Y, flanges 38 of the upper reels 34 and 35 is collar 56 having a beveled cross member thereon positioned to coact with the reel to permit shift of tl engagement with the 31 when necessary.

For reversing,l the rotation of the motor 20, a triple pole double throw knife switch is mounted upon the lower frame plate 17 or in any other convenient position. The motor reversing` switch comprises a base blocl; 58 having' mounted on the top thereof three brackets or posts 59, 60 and 61 on which are fulcrumed angled or bell-crank switch blades 62. Also mounted upon one end of the top surface of the switch block 58 are split blade receiving contact-posts 63, 64 and 65. Split blade receiving` contact posts 66, 67 and 68 are mounted upon the top of the other end of the switch block 58. Connecting' the switch blades 62 on each side of the pivoted mounting thereof is a bar of insulating material 69 on the bottom of which is secured a metal conductor bar 70. The switch block 58 is provided with four cylindrical openings lia-ving' solenoids 71 and 72 seated therein and provided respectively with slidable cores 73 and 74. The solenoids are arranged in pairs 71 and 72 on opposite sides of the transverse middle section of the switch block 58 and each solenoid has a lower stationary core member 75. rlhe stationary core members 75 of each pair of solenoids are connected to one another by a metal bar 76 as illustrated in Figure 7. The slidable cores 73 and 74 are connected to the respective switch bars 69 by loops or links 77 to permit actuation of the switch blades 62.

Mounted upon the under side ol" the ui per frame plate 18 are two binding' posts 78 and 79 having' pivotally mounted thereon switch control arms 80 and 81 respectively. spring 82 is mounted on each post and engages the respective control arm to hold the same against the shanlr of the respective upper reels 34 and 35 which are grounded.

Attached to the slit portion of the. upper reel 34 is one end of an upper tape. film or ribbon 83. the other end of which is secured to the upper reel A lower tape,tilm or ribbon 84 has one end thereof attached to the lower reel 40 and the other end connected to the lower reel 41. Each of the ribbons 83 and 84 is provided with advertising words, symbols or characters 85 formed by perforating, stamping or painting the ribbons or applying the same in any other desired manner. A glass plate 86 is positioned in the display box 2 to close the openings 3 and 4 to protect the ribbons. said glass being' colored to permit the ribbons to be visible only when illuminated.

Figure 1l is a wiring;` diagram of the vice and includes a double pole signal throw line switch 118 havinp` tern'iinals 87. 88.l 89 and 90. Line wires are adapted to be connected to the line switch terminals 87 and 88. A. wire 91 has one end connected to the line switch terminal 89 and the other end connected to the lamps 11 and 13. 's is connected to the switch terminal 63 and to the lamps 11. Attachedto the switch terminal 66 is one end of a wire 93, the other end of which is connected to the lamps 13. Connected to the switch terminal 64 is one end of a wire 94, the other end of which is connected to one of the brushes of the com pound wound motor 20. Attached to the other brush of the motor 20 is one end of a wire 95, the other end of which is connected to the switch terminal 65. Connected to the line switch terminal 89 is one end of a wire 96, the other end of which is connected to one end of the motor shunt winding 97 and to one end of the motor series winding` 98. Connected to the other end of the motor shunt winding` 97 is one end of a wire 99, the other end being` connected. to the line switch terminal 90. One end of a wire is connected to the second end of the motor series winding; 98 while the other ond of said wire 100 is connected to the motor rcversing` switch terminal 60. il wire 101 connects the line switch terminal 90 with the motor reversing switch terminal 61. rfhe line switch terminal 90 is grounded at 102. Attached to the binding post 79 is one end of a wire 103, the other end being` connected to one terminal 104 of one .of the pair of solenoids 72. The coils of the solenoids 72 are connected in series by a wire 105. Conuected to the solenoid terminal 106 is one end of a 'wire 107 having` the other end connected to the liuc switch tern'iinal 89. A. wire 108 is also connected to the line switch terminal 89 and to the solenoid terminal 109 of the second set of solenoids 7l. The coils of the solenoids 71 are connected in series by a wire 110. Connected to the solenoid terminal 111 is one end of a wire 1127 the other end of which is connected to the terminal post 78. The reels 34 and are laroiuided at 113 and 114 respectively. A. wire 115 connects the line switch terminal 90 with the motor reversingy switch terminal 59. The motor reversing switch terminals 64 and 68 are connected by a cross wire 116, while the switch teri'ninals 65 and 67 are connected by a cross wire 117.

The operation is as follows:

The advertising` machine is provided with upper and lower advertising films or ribbons 83 and 84 provided with advertising words, symbolsor characters. The ribbons rintil)

have the ends thereof attached to the respective reels. The upper ribbon 33 is trained to engage the upper guide rollers 15, as illustrated in Figure 5, so that the ribbon will travel across the upper box opening 3 as shown in Figure 3. The lower ribbon 34 is connected to the lower reels 4() and 41 and is trained to engage around the lower guide rolls 16 in the lower box chamber 9 and travel across the lower box opening 4. rllhe upper ribbon 33 is adapted to be wound on one of the upper reels or 35 as it unwound from the other. rlhe same is true with respect to the lower ribbon 84 and the lower reels 40 and 41, `When the machine is operating, one of the ribbons is illuminated and travels across the front of the display box 2 in a direction to permit the words on the ribbon to be read consecutively while the other ribbon is not illuminated and moves in an opposite direction to be rewound on its feeding reel. The two ribbons are of substantially equal lengths so that when one ribbon starts to unwind from its feeding reel, the other ribbon starts to wind up upon its feeding reel. The feeding reels are the reels 35 and 41.

The motor reversing switch is positioned with the blades 62 thereof either engaged with the switch terminals 63, 64 and'65, as illustrated in Figure 4, or with the terminals 66, 67 and 63. lith the motor reversing switch set with the blades 62 contacting` the switch terminals 63, and 65, the machine is started by closing the line switch 113. "7V hen the machine is started, the upper rib bon 83 is wound up upon the upper reel 34 from the reel 35 and the lower ribbon is unwound from the lower reel 40 back onto the lower feed reel 4l. The two ribbons are of vsubstantially equal lengths and are made of silk or other suitable. material to afford .an insulating or non-conducting medium between the reels 34 and 35 and the respective control armsr 30 and 3l.

lith the upper ribbon completely wound up on the upper reel 35, the control arm 8l is held out of contact with the upper reel 35, thereby opening the circuit to the soienoids 72 and deenergizing the same. When this condition exists, the control arm 8O is in direct contact with the upper reel 34, thereby closing the circuit through the solenoids 71 which are energized and act to draw the solenoid cores 73 inwardly, thereby automatically operating the motor reversingv switch to draw the switch blades 62 into contact with the switch terminals 63, 64 and 65 and simultaneously breaking vthe contact between the switch blades 62 and the switch terminals 66, 67 and 68. lNhen the upper ribbon 83 is completely wound upon the upper reel 35, the lower ribbon 34 is completely wound upon the lower reel .40 ready to be rewound upon the lower reel 41, i

As the switch blades 62 are pulled into contact with the switch terminals 63,64 and 65, the motor is reversed and the circuit to the lower lamps 13 is broken while the circuit to the upper lamps 11 is established. The driving worm 22 on the motor shaft 21 is thus driven to rotate the worm wheels 23 and 24 in opposite directions whereby the upper ribbon 33 is wound upon the upper reel 34 and is fed across the upper box opening` 3 in Vfront of the burning lamps 11 which serve to illuminate the upper ribbon permitting the advertising matter thereon to'be read as the ribbon moves from right to leftacross the box looking at Figure 3. Asthe upper illuminated ribbon 83 is wound upon the upper reel is not illuminated is simultaneously rewound upon the lower reelr41 back into normal position. p

As soon as the upper ribbon 33begins to wind upon the upper reel 34, the springcontrolled arm SO is separated from contact with the reel 34 thereby breaking the circuit to the solenoids 71. The ribbons are made of insulating material to act as non-conductors between the arms and 8l and the upper reels. Vihen the end of the upper ribbon attached to the upper reel 35 is reached, the control arm 81, which is spring-impelled, automatically contacts the metal reel 35, thereby automatically closing the circuit to the solenoids 72. The solenoids 72 are thus energized and act to throwV the reversing switch by pulling the switch blades 62 into contact with the switch terminals 66, 67 and 68 and breaking contact with the switch terminals 63, 64 and 65. The lower lamps 13 are thus lighted while the upper lamps 11 are extinguished. As the switch is thrown, the motor is reversed to permit the lower ribbon 84 to be fed across the lower box opening 4 in front of the burning lamps 13 to be unwound from the lower reel 41 and wound onto the lower reel 40. As the ribbon 34 is advanced, the upper ribbon is rewound upon the upper reel 35.

VWhen the lower ribbon 84-has been completely wound upon the lower reel 40 the upper ribbon 83 being of substantially the same length,is completely wound upon rthe upper reel 35, thereby permitting the control arm'SO to be moved into contact with the reel 34 to again cause reversing of the lmotor 20.

To alford a brake mechanism to keep the ribbons taut, the spring-impelled brake arms 45 are held so that therlugs 46 thereof are held in frictional engagement with the inclined inner surfaces ofV the reel flanges 44.

The upper reels 34 and 35, and the lower reels 40 and 41 are arranged with the spring lingers .43 On the respective upper plates 34, the lower ribbon 84 whichV 37 and the lower plates 42 thereof directed in opposite directions to permit one of the reels of each horizontal pair to be driven by its respective grooved clutch housing or 33, while the other reel of said pair lifted out of the ield of operation of its drivingV clutch and driven by the pullerl the respective ribbon. For the purpose of lifting one of the reels of each pair out of engagement with its respective ing clutch, the spring-controlled arm is pro vided on the auxiliary shaft 48 to coact with the notched disk 52 on the shaft 2b as shown in Figures 6 and 8. llhen the motor is operated in one direction to permit reading of the upper ribbon 88, the diagonally positioned upper and iower reeis 34 and 41 are driven by their respective Izlutch mechanisms, while the remaining two upper and lower reels 35 and 40 are raised out of driving connection with their respective clutches by means of the bevelled upper and lower cross members 57 and 55 which respectively move into engagement with said reels 85 and 40 so that the bevelled portions of the respective ends of said cross members will slide under the inclined flanges 38 and 44 ofsaid reels to cause the same to be slightly elevated on their respective shafts away from their driving clutches. rllhe auxiliary shaft 48 on which the cross members 57 and 55 are supported is rotated by means of the notched dish 52 coactingwith the spring-controlled arm 49. TWhen the ribbons have been wound on the reels 34 and 41, the motor is automatically reversed and the reels 35 and 40 are permitted to drop into engagement with their driving clutches while the reels 34 and 41 are slightly elevated by the cross members 57 and 55, thereby eliminating the clicking action yof the lugs or iingers over the respective grooved clutch housings and permitting faster or slower rotation on the shafts 25 and 26 to compensate for the difference in diameters of the ribbons as they are wound and unwound.

To stop the operation of the advertising machine, it is only necessary to pull the line switch 118.

1 am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through awide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and 1 therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted, otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An advertising device comprising a plurality of advertising ribbons, reels for said ribbons, mechanisms for alternately moving the ribbons simultaneously in opposite directions, means for alternately illuminating said ribbons to permit the same to be read only when moving in the properl direction, and control members adapted to be separated from the reels by said ribbons and acting to engage said reels when the ends of the ribbons are reached to automatically cause reversing of the direction of travel of said ribbons.

2. An advertising device comprising a casing, a display box supported thereon having display openings therein, advertising ribbons within said bc-X, means in said casing for moving' said ribbons simultanea ously across said openings in opposite directions to permit one of said ribbons to be read at a time, means fon illuminating the ribbon to be read, and electricai con.- tact members controlled by said ribbons adapted to automatically cause reversing of the direction of movement of said ribbons when either end of said ibbons is reached.

3. An advertising device comprising a casing, a display bor; supported thereon having display openings tierein, advertis ing ribbons in said box, reels in said casing for moving said ribbons across the bonY in opposite directions, means for alternately illuminating the ribbons, a driving mechanism for said reels, and control members governing the driving mechanism and sait illuminating means adapted to coacrt` with said reels when the ends of said ribbons are reached to cause automatic reversing of said driving mechanism and a change in the il luminating means.

4. An advertising device comprising a casing, a box thereon having display openings therein, a plurality of advertising ribbons in said box, reels for saidribbons, illuminating means in said boi; for said ribbons, a driving device for said reels, a switch connected with said driving device and with said illuminating means, and control members governed by said ribbons adapted to coact with said reels when the ends of said ribbons are reached to cause automatic operation ofA the switch whereby the direction of drive of the driving device is reversed and a change in the lighting of the illuminating means is e'lifected.

5. jin advertising device comprising an advertising ribbon, a pair of shafts, grooved driving ciutches engaged on saidshafts, reels 'for said ribbon rotateL ly engaged on said shafts above the groot/ed clutches, spring fingers on said recis to coact with s id groovcd clutches to cause movement of said ribbon from one reel to the other, wormv wheels secured. on said shafts and connected with said clutches, a motor, a worm driven thereby to cause a drive to be imparted to said shafts, a reversing switch for the motor, and controi moinoers governed by the ribbon adapted to coact with said reels when either of the ends of said ribbon is reached to cause automatic' operation thereon J5 the switch and reer the motor..

G. i advertising d advertising ribbon, a driving-reime l i to and to said shafts, a motor Tor driving the sainey reels for said ribbon rotatably engaged on said sha'ict above the grooved clutches,spring` fingers on saidreeis to eoaet with said grooved clutches to canse movement of said ribbon from one reelto the other, an awiiliary shaft, a beveiled member etion vfit i said reels, an arm on said a ""ti a notched disk on one of said she-ics at )ted te aetnate said arm whereby the beveiied member moved to raise one v'th its respective clutch and permitting; the other reei to be driven by its clutch, control mefnbers gover ed by the ribbon and adapted to coact wi n said reels innen 'the ends oi said ribbon are reached te canse automatic reversal of the motor an jl a :'eversal of travel oli' the ribbon.

'i'. in an advertisingi device combination with a pair oi' main shafts, gear n i ifbers thereon, a driving motor therefor, reels on said shafts, clutches between said gear members and said reels to drive the same7 a ribbon having the ends thereoi eonneeted to said reels and adapted te be alteriiatelj.Y wound uponisaid reels7 an auxiliary shaft, a nieniber thereon for coaction with said reeis, mechanisms eonneet-ing sa' auxiliary shaft with one of said main shar to canse said member to elevate one oi: said reels ont ol" driving` relation vwith its einteh 'while the other reel is. driven by its Clutch, and control members governed bythe ribbon adapted to eoact with the reels when the ends of the ribbon are reached to canse automatie reversal of the motor resnltino' in the lowering of the raised reel and the eievation ot' the other reel.

8. ln an advertising device of the class described the combination with a pair of reels, of an advertising ribbon adapted to be alternately Wound and unvvound from said reels, clutch mechanisms 'for rotating said reels, and bevelled members Vfor alten nately shitting said reels ont of driving encomfrisin- Ets7 grooved vvorin Wheels secured tl'iereV gagement f n nismst in advert'ing device comprising ribadvertisir matt-er thereon, i'o; ilinininating one oiz said ribbons at a timeU reeis on '.vhicii'said ribbons are adapted to be alterna y Wound andim- Wonnch shafts on which saidV reels are rotatably engaged, resilient members" on said reeis, grooved shafts to eoaet Vith said resilient Vmembers to @ense rotation oi said reels, brake ineml ietiona' engawing' said reels Worm n" secured on said shafts nd to said ci l a 7 ving' .erm secured f mesi with said the same in opposite K switch connected i, soicnoids for operating said rsing' of the motor, om the motor for aiteri ont oi engagement sr1 Yreversino niol oi ii'ith 'the t A inviten 'to canse reve plurality of advertising ribbons, a" pair oit shafts, derving` clutch mechanisms mounted on said shafts, reels 'ter d ribbons shiftabiy mounted on said shaftsv and adapted'to be driven by said elet-ch mechanisms, and members adapted to shift said reels at predetermined times'out o' driving engagement with said clutch mechanisms. Y

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence oi'ftvvo subscribing Witnesses.

n rnoivias R. WiWi.

Y lWitnesses: i

FRED E. PAESLER,

' @scan HARTMANN.

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